For the record we note that a son of Duff, ie. "MacDuff", is often identified as the progenitor of the early Earls of Fife. However, TSP (Fife) specifically discounts his existence as a literary creation and concludes "Of the existence, then, of Macduff, Thane or Earl of Fife, there is not a particle of proof." Dufagan or Beth), whom we show as the first of the early Earls, is sometimes shown as son of MacDuff but that connection must be unsound if MacDuff himself did not exist!

The following connection comes from the article on 'Macgregor of Macgregor' in Sir Robert Douglas's 'Baronage of Scotland' (1798). However, as reported on Macgregor01, that pedigree is not supported by modern versions.

TSP (Moray) reports that "By this Earl's death the ancient Celtic line of the Mormaers or Earls of Moray came to an end". It is therefore highly unlikely that he had legitimate male issue. The following Richard has been shown as son of Angus so, if that connection is valid, Richard must have been illegitimate.

Main source(s):
(1) "The Royal Line of Succession" by Pitkin Guides Ltd (1996 reprint, ISBN 0-85372-404-0)
(2) "Monarchs of Scotland" by Stewart Ross. Published by Lochar Publishing Ltd, Moffat, in 1990. ISBN 0-948403-22-5 (0-948403-38-1 ppbk)
(3) BP1934 (Kings of Scotland), TSP (Moray)Back to top of page